Setup Video and Travel Tips

Setting Up Your Camper

Before you start your journey, Adventure Camper Rentals wants you to know all the secrets of the road. For this reason, we’ve compiled the following resources to help save time, money, and hassle when you’re traveling.

Based on decades of our own camping experiences, as well as the advice passed along by our faithful clients, thishelpful information will ensure your trip happens without a hitch. The more information you have before you head out, the more fun you’re bound to have, so read these tips and make sure to book your camper today. You can also contact us at 303-680-3670with questions.

Setting Up Your Camper

Our Viking® pop-up campers are some of the best campers on the market. Plus, they’re user friendly; you can set them up in 10 minutes or less. This helpful video will teach you how to set up, operate, and tear down your pop-up camper rental, stress free.

Towing Tips

Some people avoid camper rentals in Denver because they’re afraid to maneuver them. While large RVs and other motorhomes can be challenging to control, our pop-ups are not. Below are some hints that will help you tow smoothly.

Appropriate Towing Vehicles

Our tent campers and ultra light travel trailers are pretty light, so they’re easy to tow. However, it’s important to make sure your towing vehicle can support them. In general, most trucks and SUVs can tow any of our units. Additionally, minivans and even six-cylinder cars can usually tow a medium or small camper. However, we usually do require permanently mounted Class II hitches with seven-way round wiring connections.

If you’re planning on towing a travel trailer rental, you will need at least a Class III hitch and an electric-trailer brake controller installed on your vehicle. Full size travel trailers are much heavier and require a strong towing vehicle; we require a vehicle with a 6500lb towing capacity for the Milan travel trailers, 3500 lb capacity for the ultra-light travel trailers. For more details on our towing regulations, contact us—or refer to our frequently asked questions.

If you don’t have the correct hitch or wiring, our camper service team can install them for you or recommend an auto shop near you. On the other hand, if your vehicle isn’t powerful enough, we have several towing vehicle rentals available. In fact, our unique camp-and-drive packages, which include a camper and a towing vehicle, are often the perfect solution.

Driving and Towing Tips

If you’ve never towed anything before, the following tips will help you drive safely.

First, slow down. Leave more space between you and the vehicle in front of you than you normally do. Second, shift your transmission down a gear—or even two. Don’t depend on your automatic transmission; be proactive and shift down.

This advice is even more important going downhill. Use your engine and transmission to control your speed. Additionally, make sure you aren’t riding your brakes. This can overheat your breaks, causing them to malfunction. Instead, shift down. This will help your vehicle tow smoothly in the mountains.

Camping Advice

Below are some camping tips that we’ve discovered after years of camping ourselves.

Deciding where to go: Yellowstone, Jackson Hole, Denver—Adventure Camper Rentals has a list of several vacation ideas that are near our rental facilities. Refer to our list, or contact us and speak with one of our helpful employees, and you’ll find the ideal spot for your vacation.

Claiming the perfect campsite: Try to find a spot that gets a lot of sun in the morning (this helps the camper warm up and gives you a little more time out of your battery), but is shaded from the direct afternoon sun.

Disconnecting: Disconnecting the camper from the vehicle can be tricky, especially if the vehicle and the “tongue” of the camper are facing downhill. If this happens, block the camper’s tires using the two-by-fours on our packing list, roll forward against the blocks, and then disconnect the coupler from the ball. You may need to use the hitch pin as a lever to pry the coupler up so that the tongue will release.

Leveling the camper: None of our units have levels. You can bring one of your own, or simply use a water bottle. Open the door of the camper and set the partially filled plastic bottle on the floor. If you get the level of the fluid even above or below the bottle’s label, then you’re level.

Staying warm: Even in the summer, Colorado nights can get chilly. If you don’t like cold feet in the mornings, we suggest bringing a couple of small throw rugs to cover the linoleum.

Sleeping well: All of the camper beds are comfortable, but they’re not Sleep Number® quality. Bring an extra comforter or bedspread for some added padding, and you’ll have an incredible night’s sleep. If your trip includes moving to different campsites, you can leave the beds made while you’re on the road. Just remove any large pillows.